Ironing machine



. l 1937- J. w. RACKLY EFT Re. 20,331

IRONING MACHINE Original Filed Feb, 19. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 JOHN W PAcKLYn-T INVENTQR BYj ATTQQNEYQ April 1937- J. w. RACKLYEFT Re. 20,331

IRONING MACHINE Original Filed Feb. 10, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jm-m W PMKI-YCFT NVENTOR I M0 4 W AT'roQN EYs April 13, 1937- J. w. RACKLYEFT momma MACHINE Original Filed Feb 10. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Joan W RACKLYEFT INvEm'oQ M j ATTORNEYS Aprfl 13, 1937. J. w. RACKLYEFT IRONING MACHINE Original Filed Feb. 10, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jon-m W PAcKLY EFT I-NVENTOQ IATTOQNEYS Reissued Apr. '13, 1 937 UNITED STATES Re. Z0,331

PATENT OFFICE momma moms Original No. 1,868,806, dated July 26, 1932, Serial No. 167,314, February 10, 1927. Application for reissue April 7, 1934, Serial No. 719,617

and has for its objects the provision of a simplified-and improved design of small sized, com- Pact, open end machine'wherein the ironing...

pressure is produced by the same motor which operates the machine and which can readily be folded into a more compact position when not in use. Other objects of the invention are the production and improved construction of an open end ironing machine whereby an improved degree of rigidity is obtained, and whereby the ironing pressures are equalized at different points; the provision of new and improved means of supporting and manipulating the roll; the provision of an improved emergency release; the provision of improved mechanism whereby both the approach and the recession of the ironing parts are caused to occur in a uniform and orderly manner; the provision of a new and improved clutch; while further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this application Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ironing machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same machine, with the frame swung to vertical position and the bottom of the same being shown; Fig. 3is an end elevation of the apparatus mounted upon the frame with the cover-plate of the gear-housing removed; Fig. 4 is a detail view corresponding to the line 44 of Fig. 3 showing the emergency release; Fig. 5 is a. longitudinal sectional view of the roll and its operating mechanism corresponding to the line 5.5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a detail view of part of the roll mechanism shown in Fig. 5, the

roll itself being omitted; Figs. 7. and 8 are enlarged sectional views taken on the lines l1 and 8-8 of Figs. 5 and 6 looking in the direction of the arrows; Figs. 9 and 10 are sectional views of the clutch corresponding to the lines 9-9 and lllll respectively of Fig. 8; and Fig. 11 is a separated perspective view illustrating the different parts of the said clutch removed from each other.

My improved ironing machine comprises a rigid frame I onwhich are carried the shoe indicated generally at 2, the roll indicated generally at 3, the motor], and the mechanism for rotating the roll and for producing and relieving the ironing pressure, together with the levers with which such mechanism is controlled.

The shoe, as best shown in Fig. 8, includes the metallic plate 5 having the concave ironing face 6 and the end frames 1 which support the same.

44 Claims. (on. 38-59) These frames are provided with the front legs 8 and rear legs 9, the latter being .pivotally mounted at Ill upon lugs ll carried by the rear of the frame near its ends. The front legs have the feet l2 engaging the upper face of the frame and the depending hooks l3 adapted to extend through openings I 4 and to be engaged by catches ii to hold the iron in operative position. These catches 15 are slidably mounted in the guides it carried by the frame and are adapted to be moved longitudinally into or out of engagement with the hooks by means of the actuating lever ll, which extends transversely of the frame adjacent to its lower face and projects to where it can conveniently be moved by the operator. This lever is pivoted at I! to the frame and is articulated at opposite sides of its pivot to the catches l5l5, the arrangement being such that upon swinging the lever l1 against the tension of the spring It the catches l5 are simultaneously moved out of engagement with the hooks 13, thus enabling the shoe to rock to the position shown in Fig. 8 for cleaning, waxing, emergency, etc. A handle of heat insulating material is preferably provided to assist this movement or to restore the iron to working position.

Any desired heating agent can be employed, electricity being the agent herein provided for, a resistance heating element being located in a recess 2| formed in the rear face of the member 5, and backed up by insulating material 22, the latter being secured in place by clamps 23. I have shown the rear of this shoe as covered by 'a hollow sheet metal casing 24 which further shields the heating arrangement. I have also shown the shoeas provided with an upwardly projecting metal ball 25, supported in heat con- .shown in Fig. 3. Projecting from one face of this housing, with its axis spaced from and parallel to that of the concave face of the element 5, is a hub 28 in which is rigidly mounted, as by being shrunk therein, the horizontal cylindrical tube 29. Rigidly secured inside the housing is a bearing block 30 which carries the rigid tubular bearing sleeve 2| in which is rotatably journaled ducting relation with the member 5 by means of 1 housing 44 separate from and in the stub shaft 32. Rotatably journaled on the exterior of the tube 3| is the hub 33 of a sprocket wheel 34 connected by a driving chain 35 with the sprocket wheel 35 carried on a lay shaft 31 which also possesses a worm gear 38 meshing with a 1.3 a rigid bracket 41. Loosely surrounding the tube 29 is a cylindrical bearing ring 48 pivoted tothe bracket 41 on a horizontal axis 49 above and parallel to the shaft 29. Rigid with the fitting 45 is an arm 50 having at its free end a pivot 5| coaxial with the pivot 49, and carried thereby is a swinging arm 52 having at its free end a journal member 53 in which is joumaled the stub shaft 54 whose outer end is threaded at 55 for the reception of the roll. This roll comprises a 2:, cylindrical sheet metal casing 58 having at one end a head 51 formed with a threaded socket 58 for'the reception of the threads 55, and having at the. opposite end a circular ring 58 adapted to run upon the surface of the ring 48. The exterior of the roll is covered with padding material 8| of the usual or any suitable substance. The stub shaft 32 is operatively connected to the stub shaft 54 by means of the drive shaft 52 provided at opposite ends with the universal joints 53 and 3 54 respectively. The diameter of the tube 29 is so chosen intermediate the external diameter of the shaft 52 and the internal diameter of the ring 48 as to permit the bodily movement of the roll about the axes 49--5I asindicated in Fig. '1,

the shaft 52 moving from one position to another inside the tube corresponding with the movement of the roll outside said tube.

To accomplish this movement ofthe roll I have shown the following mechanism: Rigid with the ring 48 is a bracket 55 and rigid with the member 53 is a bracket 55 and to said brackets are secured the two ends of the rod 51. Projecting from the fitting 45 is an ear 58 in which is journaled a rock shaft 59 to the opposite ends of which are secured levers 18 and 1| respectively.

Carried by the fitting 45 is a projection 12 to which is pivoted a lever arm 13 similar to that at-15, and the free ends of the lever arms-19 and,

13 are connected by a rod 14 which is resiliently connected at opposite ends to the rod 51 by tension springs 15--15. In order to fix the distance between these rods and maintain a certain minimum'tension on the springs, suitable spacers are also preferably interposed between the two rods,

d such as the split metal tubes 15 which partially surround the springs 15. It will be seen that rocking the shaft 59 in one direction or the other will cause a movement of the rod 14 toward and from the shoe which movement will be com- 5 municated to the rod 51 by way of these springs.

To effect this rocking movement by the action of the power of the motor 4 I have shown the following mechanisms: the lay shaft 31' projects through the forward wall of the housing 7c 21 and is there provided with a clutch of the construction shown in Figs. 8, 9,10, and 11. Rigidly secured to the shaft so that it'may rotate therewith is a member 89 having'an internal cylindrical bearing face 8|, and rotatably mounted upon an extension 82 of said shaft concentric with the V with the surface 8|.

surface 8| is ametal disk 83 havinga cylindrical surface 84 concentric with and spaced from the surface 8|. Formed in the disk 83 transversely of its surface is a rectangular notch 85 in which.

is mounted the rounded inner end 85 of a rocker whose squared outer end 81 extends into the space between the surfaces 8| and 84. The remainder of the space between thesemembers is taken up by a couple of arcua-te friction members 8888 which are preferably mere semi-circular metal rings of such size as to fit freely into the space defined thereby. Onev of these friction members is provided with an ear 89 projecting laterally beyond the surface 8| where it is provided with a radial pin 9|I'which projectsbeyond the periphery of the clutch. In order to render the action of the clutch more uniform and certain I preferably interpose a small spring 9| between the members 88-88, and I also preferably interpose between these ends,-and surrounding the spring, a hollow spacing block 92. This spring, when used at all, should be very weak since its purpose is merely to create a very small amount of friction; and the block 92 is used primarily to facilitate the construction of the clutch by enabling the use of blocks of different widths to compensate for variations in the length of the members 88-88. So far as the operation of the clutch. is concerned the block is not necessary, nor is the spring of any advantage further than to make certain the operation of the device as will hereafter be shown.

To the outer face of the disk 83 I secure a metal plate 95 which preferably covers the entire face of the clutch excepting at the point 95 where it is notched for the free passage of the ear 89. Carried by the plate 95 is a pin 91 to which is articulated the connecting rod 98 whose opposite end is articulated to the free end of the lever 1|. With this arrangement the roll will be advanced and retracted every revolution of the plate 95, and it only remains to provide means to arrest this rotation and hold the device stationary at the desired positions.

For this purpose I provide a yoke having two upstanding branched arms I|I|I|ll| terminating in fingers I52 one at each side of the clutch.

This yoke is mounted for pivotal movement upon a horizontal transverse rod I03v and is provided with a dependingoperating lever I84 extending below the frame where it is connected to the link I95 which in turn is connected to the lever I95 pivoted to the frame at I81 and terminating in the depending pad Hi8- for engagement by the operator's knee. This yoke is normally held by the coil spring I99 in a position so that one of its fingers will engage the pin'98.

The operation of the clutch is as follows: the shaft 31 and clutch member rotate continuously; if the yoke member be displaced or removed, the initial friction of the surface 8| against the members 8888 tends to displace the latter very slightly relative to the-disk 83, and this movement inclines the rocker which thereupon wedges the members 88-88 more widely apart and into strong driving engagement to interpose one of its fingers in the path of the pin 98, the rotation of the friction member is instantlyarrested, which permits'the rocker 88 to straighten up, which reduces the friction between the members 80 and 88 to the very'small amount caused by the spring 9| or its equivalent. time the yoke is displaced this same cycle of events takes place, but with this difference, that If now the yoke be moved Each overrun the mechanism, the key is inclined to theopposite direction and the receding movement is restrained. The purpose of the spring III is merely to insure the existence of sufflcient initial friction to start the inclination of the rocker; and the block 92 or its equivalent is desirable merely because it is necessary that the driving engagement of the friction members and outer drum be produced positively and without any undue inclination of the rocker. When properly made and adjusted, a clutch capable of transmitting a substantial load can be arrested and held stationary by a very gentle pressure on the pin 90.

. fingers, arranged at any desired position about the clutch, each finger accordingly corresponding to a diiferent position of rest. In the present "embodiment I have illustrated a yoke having two fingers so located that in one position the mechanism will be-arrested with the roller advanced towards the shoe as illustrated in Fig. 8, at which time it is preferable that the pin 91 stand just beyond the dead center (as reckoned from the free end of the arm 'II), the opposite position of rest being approximately 180 therefrom at which time the roll is retracted from the shoe by its fullest extent.

It is also desirable that the roll should be rotated only while in contact with the shoe, and

should stand still at other times, thereby facilitating the application thereto of the articles to be ironed. To this end I have provided the mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and wherein one face of the hub 33 is provided with clutch teeth III cooperating with similar teeth formed on the face of a clutch spool III 'slidably splined to the exterior of a tube II2 pinned to the shaft 32 at II3. Cooperating with this spool is a shifting.

lever H4 pivoted to a suitable cross bar H5, and normally held in engaging position by a suitable spring IIB. Slidably mounted in the housing 21 is a rod I", one of whose ends is operatively secured to the lever III by the arm H8. The opposite end of the rod Ill projects close to the clutch member 30 and the plate 95 is provided at one point with an overhanging camiaced flange I20, adapted at the proper phase ofrotation to press against the rod III to disengage the clutch III against the tension of the spring Hi. It is also desirable in some cases, as when such a machine is to be used for pressing clothing, that the roll shall not be turned even when brought into contact with the shoe and to effect this I provide a suitable cam shaft I2I actuated by a handle I22 and having a cam portion I23 adapted when turned in one position to allow engagement of the clutch I II, and when turned in the opposite direction to prevent such engagement. 3

When electrical heat is employed the conductor wires are brought into the shoe 2 by way of the flexible conduit I25. The operation of the heater and motor are controlled byindependent switches I26-I2'| respectively carried by the frame in a convenient location, a pilot light I28 being preferably employed to indicate when the shoe is being heated.

For the purpose of mounting the frame I so that it may be swung to vertical position and occupy less/floor space I have provided a single pivot located substantially at the center of gravity of said frame and the mechanism carried thereby. Accordingly the device is substantially balanced at all times, is free from upsetting, and exhibits no lack of stability even though the pivot be not clamped. As such pivot I have shown a screw I30 threaded into the lug I3I extending upwardly from the rear of the frame and furnished with a handle I32 by which it may be tightened. The shank of this screw is journaled in the upper end of the pedestal I33. The use of the removable pivot screw, coupled with the balancing of the parts, facilitates the manipulation and delivery of the machine by one man.

Carried by the top of the housing 21 is a horizontal longitudinal shaft I35 on which is pivoted a bracket I36 to which is secured a horizontal rest I31 which projects close to the roll The yoke may have any desired number of Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In an ironing machine, the combination with a frame, of a shoe pivotally mounted upon said frame, a roll adapted tocooperate with said shoe, and means for holding said shoe in predetermined position upon said frame and operable to release said shoe, said means comprising a lever terminating near the front of said frame and catches connected to said lever and engaging extensions of said shoe.

2. In an ironing machine, the combination with a frame, of a shoe rigidly attached to said frame, a hollow roll, a support for said roll located at one end of said roll and secured to said frame, means for moving said roll toward and away from said shoe, and spring means inside said roll adapted to compensate for ineqlualities of pressure at opposite ends of said r0 I p 3. In an ironing machine, .the combination with a frame, of a shoe fixedly secured to said frame, a hollow roll movable toward and from said shoe, a support for said roll located at one end of said roll and secured to said frame I at the ends of said roll.

5. In an ironing machine, the combination with a shoe, of a hollow rotatable roll, bearings for said rollfpne at each end thereof, and a. support for said bearings located at one end of said shoe and extending into said roll, said bearings 'bein'gl relatively movable, and yielding means connecting said bearings for equalizing the pressure upon the end portions of said roll.

it and from said shoe, and means for 6. In an ironing machine, the combination with a shoe, of a hollow roll' supported wholly at one end and movable towardand away, from said shoe, mechanism located inside said roll for moving said roll toward and away from said shoe, and an electric motor operatively connected to said roll and to said mechanism, such connections including disconnectable elements.

7. In an ironing machine, the combination with a fixed shoe, of a roll located alongside said shoe and supported solely at one end of said shoe, said roll being hollow and having a bearing at each end and means including spring devices for per mitting relative movement of said bearings to compensate for unequal pressures at opposite ends of said roll.

8. In an ironing machine, the combination with a rigid shoe, of a rigid tube supported at one end and projecting alongside said shoe, a hollow rotatable roll surrounding said tube, adrive shaft projecting loosely through said tube and operatively connected to the far end of said roll,

i and means for shifting said roll laterally of said tube while retaining its operative connection to said shaft.

9. In an ironing machine, the combination with a rigid shoe, of a rigid tube supported at one end and projecting alongside said shoe, a hollow rotatable roll surrounding said tube, a drive shaft projecting loosely through said tube and operatively connected to the far end of said roll, means for shifting said roll laterally of said tube while retaining its operative connection to said shaft, and mechanism inside said roll for equalizing the pressure upon the end portions of said roll.

10. In an ironing machine, in combination, a frame, a rigid shoe carried thereby, a support carried by said frame at one end of said shoe and spaced from said shoe, a roll carried by said support, the opposite end of said roll being free and said roll being hollow, and mechanism inside said roll for advancing and retracting the same and for exerting equal pressure upon the end portions of said roll.

11. In an ironing machine, the combination with a shoe, of a' hollow roll adapted to cooperate therewith, 'pivotally mounted carriers at the opposite ends of said roll, a longitudinafrod extending within said roll and connected to said carriers, a second rod alongside said first rod, a. crank device for swinging said second rod laterally, and connections between said rods at each end, said connections including spring devices whereby said carriers may move unequally.

12. In an ironing: machine, the combination with a drive shaft having one end adapted to swing, of a roll mounted at one end upon the swinging end of said drive shaft, and a carrier for the other end of said roll adapted to swing having one end secured to said frame, a pair of J spaced supporting members eccentrlcally pivoted relatively to said tube, one at each end-thereof,

. a hollow roll surrounding said tube, a drive shaft located inside said tube and operatively connected .'to said roll, and means for swinging said supporting members to move said roll toward and from said shoe.

14. In an ironing machine, the combination with a tube, of fixtures rigidly secur'ed to said tube near its ends, an annular carrier surrounding said tube near one endand eccentrically pivoted relative thereto, a second carrier at the opposite end of said tube and pivotally mounted upon the otherflxture, a drive shaft extending located in the space between said member and,

roller, mechanism cooperating with said carriers to move said roll bodily toward and from said shoe, an electric motor carried by said supporting structure", and driving devices connecting said motor with said roll and with said mechanism.

16. In an ironing machine, the combination with a hollow housing of a horizontal tube having one end rigidly supported by said housing and the other end projecting freely, a hollow roll surrounding said tube, bearings for said roll located at opposite ends of said tube, said bearings being movable laterally relative to said tube and to each other, a drive shaft located inside said tube and connected to the far end of said roll, a rock shaft inside said roll and connected to said bearings, and mechanism in said housing, for operating both said shafts.

17. In an ironing machine, the combination with a frame, of a hollow housing, a rigid member carried by and projecting from said housing, -a hollow roll surrounding said member, bearlugs for said roll pivoted for movement relatively to said member upon an axis which is eccentric of and substantially parallel to the roll axis, a movable member carried by said rigid member and operativeiy connected to said bearings whereby they may be moved laterally of said rigid member, and mechanism in said housing for rotating said roll and for moving and holding said movable member.

18. In an ironing machine, the combination with a frame and a stationary shoe carried thereby, of a rigid supporting member secured to said frame at one end and projecting alongside said shoe at a distance from said frame, a hollow roll surrounding said member, bearings for said roll carried by said member and movably mounted relative to said member and to each other, means for moving and holding said bearings,,a stub shaft at one end of said roller, and a drive shaft inside said roller having universal connection with said roller and stub shaft.

19. Inflan ironing machine, the combination with a frame of a hollow housing carried thereby, a rigid member carried by and projecting substantially horizontally from said housing, a hollow roll surrounding said memberand spaced therefrom, bearings for said roll pivoted for movement relatively to said member upon an axis which is eccentric of the roll axis, a shoe carried by said frame at one side of said roll, a movable member carried by said rigid member and located inside said roll and operatively con- ,nected to said bearings whereby they may be moved laterally of said rigid member to thereby move said roll toward and from said shoe, means for equalizing the contact-pressure between opposite ends of said roll and shoeyand mechanism in said 'housing for rotating said roll and for moving and holding said movable member.

20. An ironing machine comprising in com- 1 binatiomaxshoe; a roll disposed in juxtaposition to the said shoe, means for rotatably supporting one endof the-roll, means for rotatably supporting safd first-named means for movement "about anc axiseccentric to the axis of rotation of said 1 roll,; driving means for the roll, and, yielding means insidesaid roll and-actuated by the said driving meansfor moving said first named means to shift the-position of the roll with respect to an ironing machine, a shoe, a roll mounted for co-action therewith, bearing means for i'ot'atably supporting the roll, means inside the roll for shifting the bearing means to move 25 the 'rollinto or out of engagement with the shoe, a motor for rotating 'the roll, a connection between the motor' and the second-named means for effecting the opera't'ionof said means to move the roll, and means for stopping the rotation of 30 theroll.

23. An ironing machine including a shoe, /a

roll disposed for cooperation with the shoe, means for rotatably'supporting the roll, means for supporting said first named means for move- 5 merit laterally of the axis of rotation of said roll,

driving means for rotating the roll, and means inside the roll and actuated by said driving means for operating said first-named means to shift'the position of theroll with respect to said shoe.

'Anjironing machine comprising a heated shoe and a cooperatingrotatable roll mounted for bodily movement into andout of pressing contact the heated shoe, means for rotatably sup porting saidroll including a fixed support inside the roll and a member to which the roll is j ournaled carried by said support inside the roll for movement about an axis eccentric to the roll aidsdrivingmeans for-rotating said roll, and

50 means actuated .by'said driving means for operat- .ing said first named meansin effecting the aforesaid bodily movements of said roll.

' ning machine comprising, a-pair of cooperating ironing elements including'a heated shoe and a padded roll, ,a supporting structure for said ironing elements, a shoe supporting arm pivotally attached to'said structure for movement about a horimntal axis, power means for shifting said padded rollinto and out-of pressing engage:

I go meii t,w ith.-said shoe, and safety release means for manuallyreleasing saidfshoefrom pressing enmoment w th saidj'rolf independently of the operationfof fsaid power means, said safety release comprising means engaging said shoe armfat one: sidejof its pivot axis and an bperatingmember terminating near the front ,o said "Supporting, structure intermediate the ends'fthereof' 'infa position'accessible to the operator) the machine foreflecting the release '10 ofsa'id named means from engagement with aid shoesupmfl ns arm.

ironingmachiriecomprising, a, pair of torment g a nts including a heated slibel and'ja padded rol supporting frame for a W member whicnprovidesa work receiving surface beneath ai ir n elemen s. ,a shoe-su p n a p votal yq tach d o samm f-Q movement a outia h ri nt ax srpow an for h f i said padded roll-into and out'oi pressing engagementfiwith said shoe, andsafety release meansfor' manually releasing saidfrom pressing engagement with-said ro1l;--inde pendently of ythe operation of saidpcwer mcans said safety ase meanscomprisingmeans engaging with said shoe supportingarm at one side of its pivot axisand 1 an'operating member'located beneath said top member intermediate the ends thereof in a positio'n accessible to the operator of the machine for effecting the release of said last named means from engagement with said shoe supporting arm. 27. Inv an ironing machine, the combination with .a supporting structure, of a shoe, mounting means for said shoe carried by said supporting structure for supporting said shoe in a substantially fixed position, a hollow roll movable toward and from;said shoe, a support means for said roll rigid with said supporting structurecand projecting inside said roll, a motor, mechanism driven by said motor for rotating said roll and also for moving ittoward and from said shoe, and means for equalizing the pressures produced by said mechanism at opposite ends of said roll.

28. In an ironing machine, the combination with a heated shoe and a rotatable padded roll, of a support for said shoe and roll, power means for rotating said roll and for effecting relative movement between said roll and shoe for bringing them into and out of pressing engagement with each other, and means inside saidroll for compensatingfor unequal pressures exerted at the ends of-said roll.

29. In an ironing machine, the combination with a supporting structure, of a shoe, shoe mounting means carried by said supporting motor, and driving devices connecting said motor with said roll and with said mechanism.

30. In an ironing machine, the combination with a frame, of a rigid member carried by said frame, a hollow roll supported from said mem-- ber, a bearing for said roll pivoted upon an axis which is eccentric of and substantially parallel to the roll axispa movable member carried by said rigid member and operatively connected to said bearing whereby said bearing may be moved laterally of said rigid member by said movable member, and power mechanism for rotating said roll andfor moving and holding said movable member. v

31. In an ironing machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a rigid member carried by said supporting structure, a hollow roll supported from said vmember and spaced therefrom, bearings for said r011 pivoted upon an axis which is eccentric of the roll axis, a shoe,

means carried by said supporting structure for pressure between opposite ends of said roll and shoe, and mechanism for rotating said roll and for moving and holding said movable member.

32. In an ironing machine, the combination 6 with a substantially fixed shoe and a cooperating rotatable roll, of means for supporting said roll for rotational movement and also for bodily movement relative to said shoe, power means for effecting such movements comprising a disl connectible driving connection to said roll, laterally movable bearing means for said roll carried by a fixed part of the machine which fixed part projects inside said roll and means for controlling the rotation of said roll and the movement of said bearing means.

33. In an ironing machine the combination with a substantially fixed shoe and a cooperating rotatable roll, of means for supporting said roll for rotational movement and also for bodily move ment relative to said shoe, power means for effecting such movements comprising a disconnectible driving connection to said roll, laterally movable bearing means for said roll carried by a fixed part of the'machine which fixed'part pro- Jects inside said roll and controllable means including a clutch for effecting the shifting of said bearing means and roll and for automatically initiating or stopping the rotation of said roll in accordance with the bodily movements thereof.

34. In an ironing machine, the combination with a substantially fixed shoe and a cooperating rotatable roll, of means for supporting said roll for rotational movement and also for bodily movement relative to said shoe, power means for effecting such movements comprising a discon- 'nectible driving connection to said roll, laterally movable bearing means for said rollcarried by a fixed part of the machine which fixed part projects inside said roll, controllable means ineluding a clutch for effecting the shifting of said bearing means and roll and for automatically initiating or stopping the rotation of said roll in accordance with the bodily movementsthereof, and selective means for rendering said roll driving connection inoperative irrmpective of.

roll for rotational movement and also for bodily.

movement relative to said shoe, power means for effecting such movements comprising a discon nectible driving connection to rotate said roll and shaft means .iournaled in a fixed part of the machine connected at one end to said roll and bodily movable therewith, said shaft means having universal joints at its opposite ends for permitting the shifting of theshaft as aforesaid, eccentrically and movably supported roll bearing 00 means carried by a fixed part of the machine whereby upon movement of said bearing means the roll is shifted and operator-operated means for controlling the rotation of said roll and the w movement of said bearing means.

36. An ironing machine comprising in combination, a shoe, 9. roll disposed in juxtaposition to the said shoe, means for rotatabiy supporting one end of the roll, means for rotatably support- 7o .ing said first named means for movement laterinside said roll and actuated by the said driving 1| means'for moving said first named means to shift the'position of the roll with respect to the said shoe.

37. In an ironing machine, the combination with an ironing shoe, of a rigid tube supported atone end and projecting alongside said shoe, a hollow rotatable roll surrounding said tube, a drive shaft projecting loosely through said roll and operatively connected to the far end thereof, and means for shifting said roll laterally of said tube while retaining its operative connection to said shaft.

38. In a machine of the class described, an ironing shoe, a supporting structure therefor having a work receiving surface 'below the shoe. a hollow housing carried by said supporting structure, mechanism in said housing, a'tubular member carried by and projecting from said housing alongside of said shoe and above the work receiving surface of said supporting structure, the end of said tubular member remote rotating said roll including a drive shaft'inside said tubular member operatively connected to said roll and to said mechanism.

39. In a machine of the class described, an ironing shoe, a supporting structure therefor having a work receiving surface below the shoe,

a hollow housing carried by said supporting structure. mechanism in said housing, a tubular member supported from one end by said housing and projecting therefrom alongside of said shoe and above the work receiving surface of said supporting structura'the end of said tubular member remote from said housing being free and unsupported, an ironing roll rotatably mounted on said tubular member supported solely from one end by means of said housing and said tubular member, means for shifting said roll into and out of pressing contact with said shoe including a laterally displaceable roll-carryingbearing member carried by said tubular member and means for moving said bearing member, and means for rotating said roll including a drive shaft inside said tubular member operatively connected to said roll and to said mechanism,

said roll rotating means, including an electric motor operatively connected to said mechanism and a.disconnectibl'e driving connection between the motor and the roll. a

40. In an ironing machine," the combination with ashoe, of a hollow roll adapted to cooperate therewith, bearing means for the roll mounted inside the roll for movement about an axis to one side of the roll axis for shifting the roll into and out of pressing engagement with the shoe, -a member extending lengthwise inside of the roll between the ends thereof and operatively connected to said bearing means and movable therewith, and power means for shifting said roll into yielding pressing engagement with said shoe including resilient means operatively engaging saidmember.

41. In an ironing machine, the combination with a shoe, of a hollow roll adapted to cooperate therewith, bearing means for the roll mounted inside the roll for movement about an axis to one sideoftherollaxisforshiftingtherollintoand.

out of pressing engagement with the shoe, a member extending lengthwise inside of the roll between the ends thereof and operatively connected to said bearing means and movable therewith, and roll-shifting means including a power operated crank arm and a resilient connection between said crank arm and said member for moving the memher and with it said bearing means and roll.

42. In a machine of the class described, a heated shoe, a hollow rotatable roll adapted for movement into and out of pressing contact with said shoe, and a. supporting structure for said shoe and roll having a'work-receiving surface beneath the shoe and roll, said structure including means for supporting said roll for rotational movement about its axis and for bodily movement about an axis to one side of the roll axis and parallel therewith, said means comprising a hollow standard extending above the work-receiving surface and a hollow member rigid with the standard projecting laterally therefrom and into saidroll, means for shifting said rollinto and out of pressing contact with said shoe and power driving means for rotating said roll including gearing in said standard and a shaft inside said hollow member operatively connecting the gearing to the roll.

43. In a machine of the class described, a heated shoe, a hollow rotatable roll adapted for movement into and out of pressing contact with said shoe, and a supporting structure for said shoe and roll having a work-receiving surface beneath the shoe and roll, said structure including means for supporting said roll for rotational movement about its axis and for bodily movement about an axis to one side of the roll axis and parallel therewith, said means comprising a hollow standard extending above the work-receiving surface and a member rigid with the standard projecting laterally therefrom and into said roll whereby the roll is supported from one end only, means for shifting said roll into and out of pressing contactwith said shoe and power driving means for rotating said roll including gearing in said standard operatively connected to the roll.

44. In a machine of the class described, a heated shoe, a hollow rotatable r011 adapted for movement into and out of pressing contact with said shoe, and a supporting structure for said shoe and roll having a work-receiving surface beneath the shoe and roll, said structure including means for supporting said roll for rotational movement about its axis and for bodily movement about an axis to one side of the roll axis and parallel therewith, said means comprising a hollow standard extending above the work-receiving surface and a member rigid with the standard projecting laterally therefrom and into said roll, power driving ing contact with said shoe adapted at the same time to respectively effect and disconnect the driving connection between said motor and roll. JOHN W. RACKLYEF'I'. 

